Cemetery Records

Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery

Huntersville, Mecklenburg Co., NC

Aug 1915	2005
Hopewell Presbyterian Church, Mecklenburg Co., NC c. 2005

Partial listing of 592 names, including the following surnames:

Abernathy (24),    Alexander (63),   Allen (2),   Allison,   Baker (6),   Barkley (6),   Barnett (3),   Barron (2),   Barry (9),   Barton,   Bean,   Beaty (3),   Bell,   Black (3),   Blackwood (2),   Blythe (13),   Bradley (3),   Brown (3),    Butler (2),    Caldwell (2),   Campbell (3),   Cannon & Canon (9),   Capps (3),   Carr (9),   Carson (3),   Collins,   Craven (2),   Cumming,   Davidson (9),   Dohorty & Dougherty,   Douglas & Douglass (4),   Dunn,   Dunnfe,   Elliott & Elliotte (9),   Emerson,   Fullham,   Garrison,   Gathings,   Graham (2),   Grey (2),   Hampton (6),   Hannon,   Harry (7),  Henderson (35),   Houston (7),   Hunter (3),   Irvin (3),   Jamison (7),   Johnson (2),   Kennerly (2),   Kerns (20),   Kerr (2),   Kincaid,   King,   Knox,   Latta (3),   Lawing (2),   Little (5),   Long (2),   Love,   Luckey (2),   Martin (3),   McAulay (3),   McClure (4),   McCorkle (11),   McCoy (5),   McCraken,   McCreaken,   McElroy (5),   McEntire (3),   McGin,   McKnight,   McLure (2),   McNeely (4),   Miller,   Mincy,   Monteith (9),   Moore (10),   Nance (2),   Parks (17),   Patterson (4),   Peel,   Peoples (4),   Petters,   Pharr (2),   Puckett (16),   Rankin (3),   Reid (2),   Robinson (4),   Rodgers,   Ross (3),   Rufsel or Russel,   Sample (18),  Shields (7),    Sommerville,   Spencer,   Stephens (6),   Stevens (2),   Stewart (5),   Stinson,   Stowe (2),   Stuart (3),   Thompson & Thomson (6),   Todd (6),   Torrance & Torrence (11),   Underwood (4),   Vance (10),   Wallis,   Warren (2),   Wharton (3),   White (8),   Whitley (5),   Wier,   Williams (8),   Williamson (2),   Willis,   Wilson (18),   Winders,   Withers,   Woodruff,   Woods (2)

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Name	Surname	Sex	Title	Born	Birth Year	Died	Death Year	Age at death	Spouse Name	Spouse Surname	Parents Names	Parents Surname	Notes
{infant}	Kennerly	f				November 13	1855	2 mos, 7 days			E. W.	Kennerly
Nancy A.	Kennerly	f				January 20	1856	21 yrs, 5 mos, 18 days
{infant}	Kerns	m				January 14	1928				J. W. & Mary A.	Kerns	note his mother died same day
Brice McK.	Kerns	m		November 22	1897	April 16	1896				W. M. & Minnie
Fannie R.	Kerns	f				September 18	1878	3 yrs, 1 mos, 25 days			J. F. & N. T.	Kerns
Frances Christenbury	Kerns	f		September 04	1858	January 04	{no year listed}		J. Abner	Kerns
J. Abner	Kerns	m		June 06	1858	July 27	1932		Frances Christenbury	Kerns
J. F.	Kerns					May 07	1896	45
J. P.	Kerns					May 09	1896	3
James D.	Kerns	m		January 16	1864	July 14	1868	4 yrs, 5 mos, 29 days
James L.	Kerns	m		August 24	1890	August 30	1892				S. A. {? s/b J. A.} & F. C.	Kerns
Lura T.	Kerns	f				October 13	1878	1 yr, 6 mos			J. F. & N. T.	Kerns
M. Rebecca	Kerns	f		August 30	1827	July 15	1906
Mac	Kerns					March 3 (May 5)	1887	2 mos
Margaret J.	Kerns	f									T. S. & L. C.	Kerns	no dates listed
Mary A. Hunter	Kerns	f		February 27	1884	January 14	1928		John W.	Kerns			note her infant son died same day
Mary Kate McAuley	Kerns	f		October 23	1885	January 14	1915		R. W.	Kerns
Minnie I. Barkley	Kerns	f		June 02	1867	May 19	1896		N. M.	Kerns
P. B.	Kerns					February 24	1896	6 mos
R. V.	Kerns			July 01	1826	September 05	1901
Sarah (J. R.)	Kerns	f		May 09	1856	October 02	1858				W. C. & N. V.	Kerns
	Kerns	f	Mrs.			November 24	1932	65 yrs, 9 mos, 13 days					"Mrs. W. M. Kerns"
James H.	Kerr	m				July 21	1853	36 yrs, 1 mos, 11 days
Joseph	Kerr	m				December 28	1821	81
Margaret	Kincaid	f				October 01	1788
Elizabeth C. Hutchison	King	f				December 17	1846	18 yrs, 10 mos, 2 days			C. C. & S. D.	King
James	Knox	m	Capt.			October 10	1794	42					md, father
Ezekiel	Latta	m		January 16	1810	November 21	1820
James	Latta	m				October 30	1837	82 yrs, 2 mos, 9 days
Jane K.	Latta	f				July 01	1864	89	James	Latta
Andrew	Lawing	m				June 05	1825	64
Elizabeth	Lawing	f				October 08	1825	26
Janie McKenzie	Little	f				September 28	1879	9 mos, 1 day			J. M. & M. E.	Little
John C.	Little	m		January 01	1886	September 28	1891				J. M. & M. E.	Little
Mary	Little	f				June 16	1888	2 mos, 5 days			J. M. & M. E.	Little
Minnie Esther McCoy	Little	f		January 14	1866	August 13	1895		J. M.	Little
Samuel C.	Little	m				August 10	1853	3 yrs, 7 mos			J. M. & E. S.	Little
John	Long	m	Capt.			July 04	1799	51
Peggy	Long	f				July 19	1799	30
John William	Love	m		June 24	1855	May 04	1894
Mary A. Abernathy	Luckey	f		January 18	1846	January 01	1916		Robert	Luckey
Robert	Luckey	m		August 29	1826	November 26	1900		Mary A. Abernathy	Luckey
Hannah Kerr	Martin	f		May 10	1776	July 12	1832		Robert	Martin
Margaret N.	Martin	f		November 20	1807	September 10	1841
Robert	Martin	m				April 01	1812	33
E. H.	McAulay	m		January 11	1851	January 18	1934		Mary L. McCoy	McAulay
John E.	McAulay	m		May 21	1861	November 27	1929
Mary L. McCoy	McAulay	f		October 02	1858	{no date listed}	{no year listed}		E. H.	McAulay
Ann	McClure	f				July 12	1828	75 (73)
Arthur	McClure	m				March 18	1817	68
John	McClure	m				April 11	1817	78 yrs, 10 mos
John M.	McClure	m				April 11	1817	78 yrs, 10 mos
Frank H.	McCorkle	m				June 30	1873	10 mos, 4 days			J. M. & M. A.	McCorkle
Franklin Alex.	McCorkle	m		September 23	1858	September 05	1935
J. M.	McCorkle	m		February 09	1851	August 26	1915		Mary Anna Hambright	McCorkle
Maggie	McCorkle	f		August 31	1895	May 24	1897				J. M. & M. A.	McCorkle
Mary Ann Puckett	McCorkle	f		December 21	1825	July 04	1862
Mary Anna Hambright	McCorkle	f		July 27	1856	September 15	1919		J. M.	McCorkle
Mary Jane	McCorkle	f			1849		1852
Nannie	McCorkle	f		December 04	1884	January 19	1886				J. M. & M. A.	McCorkle
Robert C.	McCorkle	m			1847		1852
Thomas J.	McCorkle	m		November (Oct) 12	1824	June 05	1862
W. L. D.	McCorkle				1853		1855
John F.	McCoy	m		September 05	1830	July 03	1863				M. R. & R.	McCoy	died at Battle of Gettysburg "in defense of the lost cause"
M. J. Alexander	McCoy	f		August 12	1864	December 29	1895	31 yrs, 4 mos, 17 days	W. L.	McCoy
M. R.	McCoy	m		March 10	1807	May 12	1854						"Son of Temperance of Hopewell division No. 91 until his death"
Peggy Alexander	McCoy	f		August 17 {see notes}	1792 {see notes}	March 17	1793	1 mo {see notes}					either dob or age incorrect
William L.	McCoy	m		March 07	1862	April 26	1917						Woodmen of the World
James	McCraken	m				January 18	1802	52
Jean	McCreaken	f				August 13	1786	33
Lola Lee	McElroy	m		March 17	1871	July 09	1873				S. J. & M. J.	McElroy	"son of . . ."
Margaret Sample	McElroy	f		August 19	1846	December 28	1928		Samuel J.	McElroy
Samuel	McElroy	m		March {no date listed}	1803	December 30	1874
Samuel J.	McElroy	m		October 30	1840	November 05	1927		Margaret Sample	McElroy
William Edward	McElroy	m		December 02	1866	March 14	1925
Henry	McEntire	m				October 28	1827	40
Isaac	McEntire	m				January 22	1820	46					surv. by wife & children
John	McEntire	m				January 26	1827	67					surv. by wife & children
Ann	McGin	f				November 22	1797	27					md; "had just" given birth
Martha	McKnight	f		March 24	1796	August 24	1852		H. F.	McKnight
Hugh	McLure	m				November 10	1840	59
Jane A.	McLure	f		June 04	1856	April 18	1891		J. A.	McLure
Annie	McNeely	f	Mrs.		1876		1935
Isabella A. Henderson	McNeely	f		May 06	1834	October 27	1908		Theodore Newton	McNeely
Samuel	McNeely	m									T. N. & I. A.	McNeely	no dates
Theodore Newton	McNeely	m		April 03	1830	June 12	1915		Isabella A. Henderson	McNeely
{infant}	Miller	m		July 01	1888	July 01	1888				Rev. R. A. & Isla	Miller	"Rev. Robert Alexander Miller was pastor, 1885-1891"
Elizabeth H.	Mincy	f		February 24	1844	January 07	1921		Wiley	Mincy
Alexander	Monteith					November 15	1775	45
Franklin Lee	Monteith	m		September 15	1815	February 21	1855
Hannah	Monteith	f				November 23	1844	78
Hugh Esren	Monteith	m		January 05	1818	November 26	1820
Jane	Monteith	f				February 27	1812	85
Jane Sophina	Monteith	f				January {no date listed}	1895	86 yrs, 1 mo, 18 days
Mary E.	Monteith	f		December 03	1810	July 26	1851
Violet P.	Monteith	f				October 17	1855	79
William	Monteith	m				August 08	1844	72
{infant}	Moore										Rev. L. L. & Mary T.	Moore	no dates
Ann	Moore	f				March 03	1802	65
Ellie Reid	Moore	f		October 13	1863	November 18	1893		Rev. John W.	Moore
John W.	Moore	m		January 02	1842	December 31	1923
Lynford Lardner (? Gardner ?)	Moore	m	Rev.	April 22	1869	August 11	1929
Margaret Gibbon	Moore	f		August 14	1840	February 25	1886		John W.	Moore
Margaret Jeane	Moore	f		December 30	1892	October 19	1893				Rev. & Mrs. John W.	Moore
Mason Edwards	Moore	m		March 26	1908	December 21	1928				J. W. & K. B.	Moore
Moses	Moore	m				October 30	1782	51
Samuel	Moore	m				September 26	1933						"Little Samuel Moore"
Florence	Nance	f				November 27	1895	14
James Taylor	Nance	m			1848		1925
{infant}	Parks	m		July 13	1869	July 13	1869				Dr. T. M. & S. A.	Parks
{infant}	Parks	m									A. D. & I. S.	Parks	no dates
A. D.	Parks					January 15	1911	75 yrs, 6 mos, 9 days
Elizabeth A.	Parks	f		February 18	1827	July 12	1904
Ernest	Parks	m		July 09	1874	November 20	1874				Dr. T. M. & S. A.	Parks
Esther J.	Parks	f				November 29	1895	72 yrs, 9 mos
Isabella S.	Parks	f		April 03	1836	October 04	1894	58 yrs, 6 mos, 1 day	A. D.	Parks
John L.	Parks	m		June 25	1822	March 08	1906
Luella Temple	Parks	f		July 11	1882	September 19	1913		J. L.	Parks
M. E.	Parks	f				November 14	1881	18 yrs, 2 mos, 1 day			A. D. & I. S.	Parks
Martha N.	Parks	f				May 02	1874	55 yrs, 3 mos, 2 days
Mary Ann	Parks	f		September 15	1811	March 02	1883
Nancy Alice Gluyas	Parks	f		May 07	1853	February 12	1925		William Beaty	Parks
Sarah M.	Parks	f		April 26	1822	November 04	1876
Thomas A.	Parks	m		December 19	1875	February 27	1877				Dr. T. M. & S. A.	Parks
Thomas M.	Parks	m	Dr.	January 18	1841	May 30	1877
William Beaty	Parks	m		May 13	1851	September 17	1929		Nancy Alice Gluyas	Parks
George G.	Patterson	m				July 13	1878	2 yrs, 11 mos, 25 days			J. N. & M. L.	Patterson
James N.	Patterson	m				October 06	1877	2 yrs, 3 mos, 1 day			J. N. & M. L.	Patterson
John N.	Patterson	m		December 05	1835	October 07	1912		Lenora Sloan	Patterson			enlisted CSA Mar 1862 under Capt. Rankin, 5th Cav., 2nd Reg., Co. 1; wounded at Chancellorsville, VA, "returned home April, 1865"
Lenora Sloan	Patterson	f		October 04	1845	October 27	1904		John N.	Patterson
Thomas	Peel					December 08	1795	19
Hannah	Peoples	f		November 16	1823	June 11	1891
John	Peoples	m				March 14	1829	65
John	Peoples	m				October 10	1827	34
Sarah E. D.	Peoples	f				March 18	1848	20
Samuel W.	Petters	m				January 14	1810	9 mos, 14 days			John & Violet	Petters
Amanda Tallula	Pharr	f				August 31	1881	22
Jane B.	Pharr	f		November 29	1796	August 29	1839	44
James	Puckett	m		March 17	1824	October 31	1901
Jane Elizabeth	Puckett	f		September 17	1859	May 12	1922		W. F.	Puckett
John A.	Puckett			January 21	1871	October 06	1899	28 yrs, 9 mos, 4 days "(error)"
Jordan Prim	Puckett			December 16	1858	March 18	1894
Kenneth D.	Puckett	m				April 16	1934	11 mos
M. R.	Puckett			January 11	1862	August 18	1920
Maggie Lenora Hunter	Puckett	f		June 07	1860	August 24	1905		J. P.	Puckett
Martha	Puckett	f		August 05	1851	April 09	1887
Mary Ann	Puckett	f		December 21	1825	July 24	1861
Mary Ella	Puckett	f				August 18	1884	4 mos, 12 days			J. P. & M. L.	Puckett
Mulvina D.	Puckett			March 19	1852	October 29	1905
Robt. E.	Puckett	m		June 01	1831	February 08	1901
Rosa R.	Puckett	f		July 27	1836	September 10	1875	39 yrs, 1 mo, 13 days	R. E.	Puckett
Violet D.	Puckett	f		May 07	1829	November 13	1901
W. Hayes	Puckett			December 17	1868	September 26	1893
William Franklin	Puckett			January 09	1854	November 28	1928

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Also see Hopewell Presbyterian Church cemetery headstone photos that I took when I visited the cemetery.

Source:  The History of Hopewell Presbyterian Church, for 175 years from the assigned date of its organization, 1762; by Charles William Sommerville, Ph.D., D.D., Hopewell Presbyterian Church, 1939. {See pages 287 - 313 for transcriptions of inscriptions on these headstones. Also more information can be found on many of these individuals &/or their families throughout the book.}
Extracts submitted by: Susan Shields Sasek. My notes are in curly brackets { }.

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